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Theft Act 1968 - Coggle Diagram
Theft Act 1968
S1: A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention to permanently deprive the other of it.
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S3: Appropriation
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Rights? usage, to sell, possessing, damaging
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S4: Property
S4 (1): property includes money and all other property, real or personal, including things in action and other intangible property
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Things in action - rights that can be enforced by law (bank accounts, copyright) - cannot be touched
Other intangible property - things with no physical presence but can be still stolen (license, patents)
Things that cannot be stolen - mushrooms. flowers, fruit, wild animals - unless they're sold for financial gain or commercial purposes
S5: Belonging to another
S5(1): having control or possession of it, or having in it any proprietary right or interest (can be from a third party)
Possession or control - normally the owner has possession or control but this can be delegated - borrowed or hired items can still be stolen
Turner (1971) - it is possible for someone to possess or control something that they don't know they have.
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